次の各号に掲げる者(以下この条において「公開買付者等関係者」という。)であつて、第二十七条の二第一項に規定する株券等で金融商品取引所に上場されているもの、店頭売買有価証券若しくは取扱有価証券に該当するもの(以下この条において「上場等株券等」という。)の同項に規定する公開買付け(同項本文の規定の適用を受ける場合に限る。)若しくはこれに準ずる行為として政令で定めるもの又は上場株券等の第二十七条の二十二の二第一項に規定する公開買付け(以下この条において「公開買付け等」という。)をする者(以下この条及び次条第二項において「公開買付者等」という。)の公開買付け等の実施に関する事実又は公開買付け等の中止に関する事実を当該各号に定めるところにより知つたものは、当該公開買付け等の実施に関する事実又は公開買付け等の中止に関する事実の公表がされた後でなければ、公開買付け等の実施に関する事実に係る場合にあつては当該公開買付け等に係る上場等株券等又は上場株券等の発行者である会社の発行する株券若しくは新株予約権付社債券その他の政令で定める有価証券(以下この項において「特定株券等」という。)又は当該特定株券等に係るオプションを表示する第二条第一項第十九号に掲げる有価証券その他の政令で定める有価証券(以下この項において「関連株券等」という。)に係る買付け等(特定株券等又は関連株券等(以下この条、次条第二項、第百七十五条の二及び第百九十七条の二第一項第十五号において「株券等」という。)の買付けその他の取引で政令で定めるものをいう。以下この条、次条第二項、第百七十五条の二第二項及び第百九十七条の二第一項第十五号において同じ。)をしてはならず、公開買付け等の中止に関する事実に係る場合にあつては当該公開買付け等に係る株券等に係る売付け等(株券等の売付けその他の取引で政令で定めるものをいう。以下この条、次条第二項、第百七十五条の二第二項及び第百九十七条の二第一項第十五号において同じ。)をしてはならない。当該公開買付け等の実施に関する事実又は公開買付け等の中止に関する事実を次の各号に定めるところにより知つた公開買付者等関係者であつて、当該各号に掲げる公開買付者等関係者でなくなつた後六月以内のものについても、同様とする。
A person set forth in any of the following items (hereinafter referred to as a "person affiliated with the tender offeror, etc." in this Article) that comes to know the fact that a tender offer, etc. will be launched by the person launching a tender offer provided for in Article 27-2, paragraph (1) (but only if the main clause of that paragraph applies) or an act specified as equivalent to this by Cabinet Order or by the person launching a tender offer provided for in Article 27-22-2, paragraph (1) for listed share certificates, etc. (hereinafter referred to as a "tender offer, etc." in this Article) for share certificates, etc. provided for in Article 27-2, paragraph (1) that are listed on a financial instruments exchange or that fall under over-the-counter traded securities or tradable securities (hereinafter referred to as "listed or other share certificates, etc." in this Article) (such a person is hereinafter referred to as the "tender offeror, etc." in this Article and paragraph (2) of the following Article) or the fact that a tender offer, etc. will be suspended by such tender offeror, etc. in the manner prescribed in the relevant item, must not effect a purchase, etc. (meaning a purchase of specified share certificates, etc. as defined below and related share certificates, etc. as defined below (hereinafter collectively referred to as "share certificates, etc." in this Article, paragraph (2) of the following Article, Article 175-2, and Article 197-2, paragraph (1), item (xv)) or other transaction designated by Cabinet Order; hereinafter the same applies in this Article, paragraph (2) of the following Article, Article 175-2, paragraph (2), and Article 197-2, paragraph (1), item (xv)) of share certificates or corporate bond certificates with share options issued by the company that is the issuer of the listed or other share certificates, etc. or listed share certificates, etc. pertaining to the tender offer, etc., or other securities specified by Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as "specified share certificates, etc." in this paragraph), or of securities set forth in Article 2, paragraph (1), item (xix) that indicate options on specified share certificates, etc. or other securities specified by Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as "related share certificates, etc." in this paragraph) if the person comes to know the fact that the tender offer, etc. will be launched, and must not make the sale, etc. (meaning the sale of share certificates, etc. and other transactions specified by Cabinet Order; hereinafter the same applies in this Article, paragraph (2) of the following Article, Article 175-2, paragraph (2), and Article 197-2, paragraph (1), item (xv)) of share certificates, etc. subject to the tender offer, etc., if the person comes to know the fact that the tender offer, etc. will be suspended, before the fact that the tender offer, etc. will be launched or the fact that the tender offer, etc. will be suspended is publicized. The same applies for six months to a person affiliated with the tender offeror, etc. that comes to know the fact that a tender offer, etc. will be launched or the fact that a tender offer, etc. will be suspended in the manner prescribed in any of the following items, even after that person ceases to be the person affiliated with the tender offeror, etc. set forth in the relevant item: